The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-07


antics with a parrot at Philadelphia astonished
even those who know the great batters eccen-
tricites
Van Haltern. the California base ball pitcher
has finally decided to join the Chicago club aud
will report for duty within thirty days.
BY special dispensation of the Grand
Lodge, Jerry Denny took both degrees IN the
local lodge of the Order of Elks last Sunday
evening
Lord Lansdowne opened the ball season a.
Toronto by throwing the ball into the held at
the opening of the game between the Rochesters
and ToroEtos.
1t is claimed that the Ohio League has a num-
Der of fine young players who will eventually
get into the fastest company GAINESVILLE, Wheel
ing, Akron and Kalamazoo each have number,
and those four teams are punched in the lead.
There is a strange fascination about baseball
that one seems able to explain further than
the fact that the more people see of it the more
they want to A man may be disguised one
day. but he is liable TO be among the most en-
thusiastic the next
There were more than LAG, 900 admissions to
the fifteen games in eight cities of the League
and Association or Decoration day Brooklyn
had the largest number. 80, 900. though the New
York club was playing at home, and Cleveland
the smallest, 6,600 The average over 49,;
600
(afney has been endeavoring to secure a
short-stop who will do more satisfactory work
for the Washingtons than either Myers or Crane,
but thus far without any success. An attempt
OF the Washington men, but, after a good deal
OF talk. the thing fell through.
Al Reach has been urged to play second base
for the PhilIies How sutton and Deacon jim
White must smile when they think of Reach,
and perhaps Manager Harry Wright himself.
entering the field once more. Reach played his
last game with the Athletics against the Bostons
IL 1874, and won the game for his club.
Messrs. OFT & Brewer, of Trenton, N. j..
have donated to the League a Parian marble
vase valued at $500 to be presented to the win
ners of the pennant for 1887. The trophy is
three feet in height and is said to be genuine
work of art The body of the urn Is chased with
symbol of the national game deliberately carved.
The New York Sun says that apparently the
weaker batters of the New York team doing
about all the work, while the men who should
HIT the ball with the greatest effect are doing
nothing. In fact, the men who made poor bat
ting records last season are doing good work
this year under the new rules, and If they can
find the ball, why can't the heavy menu
Umpire Begley. in game between the Hart
ford and Danbury clubs picked out
among the spectators who was more boisterous
than the rest and ordered him removed from the
grounds. He gave the Danbury management
five minutes to do it, and if it was not done then
he would give the game to the Hartfords. The
young man was hustled off the grounds within
the time.
Cleveland Cincinnati and Baltimore are in
the market for pitchers but Cincinnati bids
highest for Hudson and is likely to get him. Won
der Abe keeping King. Having Hudson, Gin
cinnati will save part of his big price-some-
thing like $5,500-by selling the release of Tony
Mullane to Baltimore. Barnie wants him. and
with him would be almost of second place
in the Association race.
IL is stated that by the time the Bostons go on
their next Western trip they will have drawn
sufficient money pay all expenses, such as
salaries of players. Kelly's release, travelling ex-
penses, taxes, interest. employees, repairs, etc,
and will have a handsome balance on hand.
This will leave them thirty three home games to
play, which would assure them profits for the
season of between 500, 600 and $40 ,000
President Young said the other day: al have
never known the season to progress as smoothly
as 1t has this year The small difficulties which
arise from time to time have been adjusted with
out a reference TO the League authorities and
at present the most friendly fellow-feeling ami
mates all the club officials. The cry for a re-
vision of the rules seems to have subsidized and
the movement appears TO have died a natural
death"
The object of the stolen-base scoring rule is
being defeated by the catchers of the leading
clubs, who, when they see a base-runner has a
good start and chance of stealing a base, drop
the ball pitched to them and thus are charged
with passed ball The rule says a stolen base
shall not be scored on battery error, and the
base runner loses the base stolen by good judg-
meDt. Milligan, of the Athletics; O'Brien, of
the Brooklyns. and Baldwin, of Cincinnati, are
adopts in this trick.
At the regular meeting of the directors OF the
club last night, nothing of public interest was
done. 1t was principally devoted to business
matters The selection of manager came up,
and the numerous applicants for the posi-
ton discussed, but no action was
taken The intention seems to be to leave
Mr.. Thomas in charge. An opportunity Of
fered to secure some good players from the
Southern League, which seems to be going to
pieces, but the directors well satisfied with
the force they now have, and more will be-
until they are needed worse than now.
THAT was singular storm which occurred
about o'clock this afternoon" said base ball
enthusiast last evening. "Did you notice that
the rain cloud came up from the west moved
north few miles and then came directly south
east. letting fall within the basel ball enclosure
the biggest share of its contents. / was on a car
at the time. and when got down town I found
the streets perfectly dry and nothing to indicate
tina. q water-spout had spent it's fury a few
squares further north There was "a little wind |
with the rain. and have lingering suspicion |
hat Captain Arson, knowing that Healy would |
pitch. somehow or other engineered the cloud so |
AZ to prevent a game, and thus save his team |
rom defeat"